Masala Derby — Restaurant in England

This was the worst meal we’ve ever tasted in 30 years of dining on Indian cuisine! Everything that could possibly be wrong was wrong! The menu describes the ingredients and how the chef prepares the meals. I can assure you that what they deliver is nothing like the description. We ordered the Mass platter “a fantastic mix of different seafood” it was a tub of bland greasy sauce with salmon and prawns! The tandoori mixed grill special has never seen a tandoor! It was bland and cold but worse of all the sheesh was uncooked and tasted of cleaning fluid, I’d eaten some of it so if I’m not here tomorrow please inform the coroner! The Shashy again was nothing like described… there was no peppers at all just a bland sauce (the same sauce they used for all the meals) tasteless with no spices whatsoever! This wasn’t a cheap meal, it cost £45 so we expected a good experience, it just shows that the MASALA will sell you any rubbish and call it authentic Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine. Shame on you all at the MASALA, CURZON ST. DERBY. You will only take my money under false pretences...

Had a very enjoyable Saturday night meal here. We've been to Derby on social visits many times before but never quite found a classic curry house.

We were welcomed by one of the bosses who recognised our Liverpool accents and made us feel very much at home. As an honorary Liverpudlian himself having studied and lived there, we were treated to free papadoms!

The food was spot on. Classic dishes but seemed all fresh and homemade with care. Good veggie choices. But still warm, generous and down to earth as a classic British-Indian ruby house should be IMO, as well as having the right touches.

It's quite a lively restaurant but friendly and not packed. We didn't book, turning up about 9pm.

The rest of the staff, mostly young lads, are cheerful and a good laugh too.

Good prices on drinks and food.

Easy to get to just off the lively Friargate.

Best one in Derby I reckon, I've tried...

First time trying here and the last! Placed order at 6, food arrived at 8.55! Told 45 minutes for delivery 🤔 Naan tasteless and burnt to the pount bottoms was thick black burnt ! Madras was like ketchup no spice and one bit blob of thick mess! Rice all sticky and sloppy! Poppodons alll smashed and broken rice containers squashed and danaged! All food was warm ish not hot warm ish.. to ring the resturant to be told on 4 occasions our food had left resturant at 2 seperate times .. then hadnt left but was leaving! This was a 43 pound order not a silly few quid beyond discusted under the virus circumstances trying to make the best out of a crisis for my 30th with a family meal indoors was ruined! Not even a simple sorry !! Think before ordering from these guys! .. Oh and thanks for the 12 bay leaves and star annaise that was slapped in one...